Experience

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  Robert Vecchio Designs LLC

  • LOS ANGELES & MIAMI FLORDIA

  • Principal Owner

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • LOS ANGELES & MIAMI FLORDIA

    Robert Vecchio specializes in the selection of finishes, surfaces, paint colors, flooring surfaces, hardware and lighting creating environments that respond to the sensibilities, life-style and the practical needs of his client. I approach each space taking in concerns for functional elegance, a fusion of multi-cultural references and modernist design concepts. I produced custom and limited edition upholstery utilizing my 18 years’ experience in the manufacturing, design and fabric construction giving me the confidence and determination to build any upholstered piece with ease.

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  North FLats 963

  • Property Manager

    • Sep 2012 - Dec 2014

    Property manager of a 16 unit apartment building, day to day operations, collecting rents, upgrading apartments and double the value of the building in 2 years

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  Management Affiliates

  • Los Angeles

  • Property Manager

    • Mar 1998 - Sep 2012
    • Los Angeles

    Building manager of a 18 unit building. collecting rents , scheduling maintenance & repairs .

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  RVA DESIGNS / CHARLES CAROL DESIGNS

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • MANAGING MEMBER

    • 2008 - 2011
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Managing the daily operations of a High end, fashion forward interior design business. I Supervised the management office that scheduled the production of customer’s orders, managed any customer service problems, and worked with sales reps helping them with weekly totals, creating sales tools to increase their totals. RVA owed the rights to manufacture the "Charles Carol" upholstery line, so we maintain the operations, scheduling production, customer service, trade shows and operation of showrooms keeping the integrity of the Brand with fresh designs and 450 distinctive fabrics.

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  CHARLES CAROL DESIGNS INC

  • LOS ANGELES

  • NATIONAL SALES MANAGER / Product designer

    • Dec 1999 - Feb 2008
    • LOS ANGELES

    I designed an affordable upholstery and slipcover line consisting of 450 fabrics, 45 frames and 15 quick ship programs working with US fabric mills and European mills creating a Fashion Forward yet mid-priced line. I hired a national sales force comprised of outside 25 road representatives and 6 showrooms. The next nine years the company had sixty five different upholstery pieces, 800 fabrics and sales of $5.500, 000

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  RICHTER FURNITURE

  • LOS ANGELES

  • SALES MANAGER

    • Feb 1998 - Aug 1999
    • LOS ANGELES

    I was responsible for creating a national sales force working closely with showroom's though out the country. I handled Key Accounts from national chains.

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  MAXWELL & WINSTON LLC

  • SOUTH BEACH, FL 33139

  • STORE MANAGER

    • Jul 1994 - May 1997
    • SOUTH BEACH, FL 33139

    I was responsible for the daily operation of a 4,000 S.F. upscale home furnishings Design Gallery. I choose product’s at National Gift markets and imported items from Thailand creating a distinctive shopping environment. I created an implemented a system to tracking items by departments, then categories analyzing the profitable of the merchandise by the S.F of the rent. I hired, trained sales staff, and implemented a point system that increased sales by 20%. The yearly sales were $1,000,000.

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  By Design

  • Assistant Manager

    • Sep 1984 - Jul 1990

    The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gap with flag ship store in the Beverly Center Los Angeles and second location San Francisco. This was a 13,000 S.F.modern day version of a department store specializing in High Design home furnishings consisting of seven departments; gourmet. coffee/tea bar, dinnerware, office/stationary, basics ( mass merchandised) and furniture merchandized in a "Gallery Setting". Over the next four years I trained in each departments as manager learning the ins and out of the product, then was promoted to assistant store manager. I worked closely with the display team to assure we were on the cutting edge with our merchandise displays.